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were clear that they wanted to create a warm and welcoming space that went beyond the traditional image associated with the Moody’s brand. e initiative’s primary objective was to inspire employees to return to the o ce, get together, and strengthen their sense of belonging to the company. “Our key motivation for this project was to underpin our new hybrid way of working, called Purpose First,” explains Douglas Ryker, Managing Director of Real Estate at Moody’s. “We believe that Purpose First and working together in the o ce really brings a sense of our culture and balances the proper socialisation, mentoring, and collaboration that we need out of an o ce space.” e project started by questioning whether to stay in their existing o ce or move. JLL supported Moody’s with the role of tenant representation advisor and, aer deep market research, the decision was made to move. e Icone Opéra building, located on Boulevard Haussmann beside the Opéra Garnier and Galeries Lafayette met all the requirements for the new o ce space.
“Icone Opéra gave us the possibility to put Moody’s sta and facilities on a single oor and in a building which is
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